Here is a question for you. a. Is CO2 one of the most efficient coolants in the atmosphere? see hints below? b. So how do you know if adding man made co2 increases warming or cooling? especially in light of the fact IPCC models show that CO2s warming abilities decline logarithmically as you add more. hints... a. http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2012/22mar_saber/ Mlynczak is the associate principal investigator for the SABER instrument onboard NASAâs TIMED satellite. SABER monitors infrared emissions from Earths upper atmosphere, in particular from carbon dioxide (CO2) and nitric oxide (NO), two substances that play a key role in the energy balance of air hundreds of km above our planets surface. âCarbon dioxide and nitric oxide are natural thermostats,â explains James Russell of Hampton University, SABERâs principal investigator. âWhen the upper atmosphere (or âthermosphereâ) heats up, these molecules try as hard as they can to shed that heat back into space.â Thatâs what happened on March 8th when a coronal mass ejection (CME) propelled in our direction by an X5-class solar flare hit Earths magnetic field. (On the âRichter Scale of Solar Flares,â X-class flares are the most powerful kind.) Energetic particles rained down on the upper atmosphere, depositing their energy where they hit. The action produced spectacular auroras around the poles and significant1 upper atmospheric heating all around the globe. âThe thermosphere lit up like a Christmas tree,â says Russell. âIt began to glow intensely at infrared wavelengths as the thermostat effect kicked in.â For the three day period, March 8th through 10th, the thermosphere absorbed 26 billion kWh of energy. Infrared radiation from CO2 and NO, the two most efficient coolants in the thermosphere, re-radiated 95% of that total back into space. b.
An interesting documentary was on telly last night about the sudden rise of the jelly fish problem. Particularly in Asian waters the fishermen are hauling in tons of jellies which if broken up do not die but grow into more jellies. It is thought that over fishing has contributed to this problem, possibly whale and shark fishing too.
it is in part... we are spending billions on agw fake b.s. when we should be caring for our oceans. and I have already answered fraudcurrents question multiple times.